ViewSonic EP1042T User manual

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EP1042T
Multimedia Digital Poster
User Guide
Model No. VS16289
IMPORTANT: Please read this User Guide to obtain important information on installing
and using your product in a safe manner, as well as registering your product for future
service. Warranty information contained in this User Guide will describe your limited
coverage from ViewSonic Corporation, which is also found on our web site at http://
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box in the upper right corner of our website. “Antes de operar su equipo lea cu
idadosamente las instrucciones en este manual”

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Compliance Information
NOTE: This section addresses all connected requirements and statements regarding
regulations. Confirmed corresponding applications shall refer to nameplate labels and
relevant markings on unit.
FCC Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A/Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his/her own expense.
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Warning: To comply with the limits for the Class A/Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules, this device must be installed in computer equipment certified
to comply with the Class A/Class B limits. All cables used to connect the computer and
peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Operation with non-certified computers or
non-shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television reception. Changes
and modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.
For Canada
CAN ICES-3 (A/B)/NMB-3(A/B)

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Declaration of RoHS2 Compliance
The product has been designed and manufactured in compliance with Directive 2011/65/
EU of the European Parliament and the Council on restriction of the use of certain
hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS2 Directive) and
is deemed to comply with the maximum concentration values issued by the European
Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) as shown below:
Substance Proposed Maximum
Concentration Actual Concentration
Lead (Pb) 0.1% < 0.1%
Mercury (Hg) 0.1% < 0.1%
Cadmium (Cd) 0.01% < 0.01%
Hexavalent Chromium (Cr6+) 0.1% < 0.1%
Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) 0.1% < 0.1%
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) 0.1% < 0.1%
Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) 0.1% < 0.1%
Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) 0.1% < 0.1%
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) 0.1% < 0.1%
Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) 0.1% < 0.1%
Certain components of products as stated above are exempted under the Annex III of
the RoHS2 Directives as noted below:
Examples of exempted components are:
1. Mercury in cold cathode uorescent lamps and external electrode uorescent lamps
(CCFL and EEFL) for special purposes not exceeding (per lamp):
(1) Short length (≦500 mm): maximum 3.5 mg per lamp.
(2) Medium length (＞500 mm and ≦1,500 mm): maximum 5 mg per lamp.
(3) Long length (＞1,500 mm): maximum 13 mg per lamp.
2. Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes.
3. Lead in glass of uorescent tubes not exceeding 0.2% by weight.
4. Lead as an alloying element in aluminium containing up to 0.4% lead by weight.
5. Copper alloy containing up to 4% lead by weight.
6. Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. lead-based alloys containing 85%
by weight or more lead).
7. Electrical and electronic components containing lead in a glass or ceramic other than
dielectric ceramic in capacitors, e.g. piezoelectronic devices, or in a glass or ceramic
matrix compound.

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Copyright Information
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furnishing this material, or the performance or use of this product.
In the interest of continuing product improvement, ViewSonic Corporation reserves the
right to change product specications without notice. Information in this document may
change without notice.
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EP1042T
ViewSonic Multimedia Digital Poster
VS16289
EP1042T_UG_ENG Rev. 1A 06-30-16
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Content
1. Introduction ...................................................................... 1
1.1. Features..................................................................... 1
1.2. Package contents ...................................................... 2
1.3. Physical view and features ........................................ 3
1.4. Mounting and Installation........................................... 4
2. Conguring the device ...................................................... 5
2.1. System connections................................................... 5
2.2. Basic settings............................................................. 6
2.3. Connecting the device to your network...................... 7
2.4. Time zone settings................................................... 10
2.5. Content settings........................................................11
2.6. Player information.................................................... 12
2.7. Content conguration – AppStart............................. 13
2.8. Content conguration – FailSafe ............................. 13
2.9. Content conguration – EasyPlay............................ 14
2.10. Display settings...................................................... 17
2.11. Sound settings ....................................................... 19
2.12. Access conguration – Player name...................... 21
2.13. Access conguration – Security............................. 21
2.14. Schedule conguration – Time and date ............... 22
2.15. Schedule conguration – Time Server................... 23
2.16. Schedule conguration – Schedule reboot............ 24
2.17. System conguration - Firmware upgrades........... 25
2.18. System conguration – Expansion storage ........... 26

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2.19. System conguration - Factory reset..................... 28
2.20. System conguration – Power save ...................... 29
2.21. System conguration – Auto Recovery.................. 29
2.22. System conguration – CEC.................................. 30
2.23. System conguration – Expand Storage by
using micro SD card ............................................... 30
3. Content Management ..................................................... 30
4. Authoring in HTML5 ........................................................ 30
5. Working with SMIL .......................................................... 31
5.1. Introduction.............................................................. 31
5.2. www.a-smil.org for developers................................. 31
6. Technical Data ................................................................ 32
6.1. Specications........................................................... 32
7. Troubleshooting .............................................................. 34

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1. Introduction
1.1. Features
EP1042T
• 10.1-inch multi-touch widescreen LCD display and stereo
speakers
• Support for HTML5 widgets for dynamic content (W3C
Widgets standard)
• Full-HD 1080p hardware (powered by AC adapter) decoding
of MPEG, H.264, and VC-1 media formats
• 8GB on-board EMMC local storage with micro SD card slot
• Built-in embedded antenna b/g/n 2.4GHz network, Bluetooth
and Ethernet
• Supports full POPAI Screen Media Formats Standards proles
S1 to S12, and E1 to E8
• Multiple 3rd party software solution compatibility
• Industry leading W3C SMIL support for developers
• Backlight LED
• Built-in camera
• Power over Ethernet 13W
• Programmable LED light bars on the side

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1.2. Package contents
Main Unit AC Adapter
(with select power plug)
Power and Micro SD card
brackets
Display Stand Software QSG Quick Start Guide
Software CD
Note: A USB mouse is required for system setup.

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1.3. Physical view and features
Web Camera
LED (EP1042T)
Reserved Expansion Port
ADB
Reset Button
Wall Mount Screw Hole
VESA mount (MIS-D75)
Screw spec: M4*4MM
Speaker
Stand screw hole
Power LED
DC inHDMI Out EthernetAudio Out Micro SD
USB

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1.4. Mounting and Installation
Mounting Option 1: [VESA mount]
Supporting VESA standard: VESA MIS-D75 (75*75mm)
Supporting screw: M4*4mm (exclude the mounting plate thickness)
Mounting Option 2: [Using back cover]
(Power / SD card brackets MUST NOT installed while mount on back cover)
Release the back
cover screw to release
back cover
Install back cover:
thread head height not
exceed 3mm
Route power and network cable from
bottom, insert to signboard before mount
signboard on back cover
While install on indented wall or install inside custom casing/frame, follow
below installation guide line to allow enough space for air ow:
Minimum 40mm to the wall
Front View Side View
Minimum 40mm
to the wall
Minimum
40mm to
the wall,
use VESA
Mount for
better air
ow

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Securing power/network cable Securing SD card
Insert power plug Fasten bracket onto
the socket
Insert SD Card
bracket
Fasten the SD Card
bracket
Installing the table stand
Portrait
Landscape
Simply screw the supplied table stand onto
the stand screw hole.
Support landscape/portrait setup.

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2. Conguring the device
2.1. System connections
1. Attach the AC power adapter to provide power to the unit. After
approximately 35 seconds, booting animation will be displayed on the
screen below as shown here:
2. The player boot process takes approximately 60 seconds to complete.
After boot up is complete, the signboard will stay in the Basic settings
menu if no content service has been congured (i.e. rst boot up for a
brand new unit or after a factory reset). Plug in a USB mouse to start
configuring the signboard. If you have already set content into the
signboard, contents will start playing back automatically 15 seconds after
boot up.
Note: To enter the menu system at any time during playback, plug in a USB
mouse and hold the left mouse key in the corner area as shown below for
10 seconds.
* You will be asked for a password if a password has been
pre-congured.

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2.2. Basic settings
You must attach a USB mouse to the signboard to congure settings.
Basic settings allow users to configure 3 important signage application
settings: Network, Time zone and Content.
Each time the Basic settings menu is entered, the signboard will start
playback automatically after 15 seconds if content services have been set
previously. Auto playback can be canceled by clicking on the button while it’s
counting down.
To enter the Advanced Setting menu, click the Advanced button.

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2.3. Connecting the device to your network
Wireless connection
1. Click the Wireless LAN setting, and the wireless conguration UI will be
launched.
2. Click the ON/OFF button as indicated below to turn the Wireless interface
on (Ethernet will be disconnected when the signboard connects to a
wireless network).

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3. The signboard will scan for wireless signals nearby and available AP
stations will be listed.
4. Click on the station name to connect. If the network requires
authentication, you will be asked to provide the password for access.
Wired connection
To use the wired Ethernet connection, first connect an Ethernet cable then
disable the Wireless LAN interface.
1. Click the Wireless LAN setting, the wireless conguration UI will be
launched.
2. Click the ON/OFF button as indicated below to turn the Wireless interface
off.

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DHCP – automatically assign network IP address
3. Turn on the Ethernet interface. For DHCP environments, conguration
will be nished in this step.
Static IP – manually assign network IP address
4. Click Ethernet to make a static IP conguration.

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2.4. Time zone settings
1. Click Time zone to launch the conguration menu.
2. Choose the correct time zone from available options.

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2.5. Content settings
1. Click the Set content button to launch the conguration menu.
2. Input the content source URL and click on Connect. The signboard will
start playback immediately.

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2.6. Player information
From the signboard you can check the basic information including Health
status, Firmware version and Player ID.
1. Click Advanced, and the advanced conguration menu will be launched.
2. Click on Information to view Health Status denitions:
Green – Normal > Device connection to the content source URL server
is normal.
Blue – Local > Device is playing content from the USB drive or SD card.
Gray – Disconnected > Device is disconnected.